Today’s Sweet & Caffeinated adventure takes us mid-city to Larchmont Blvd! Honestly, up until a couple of months ago, I had no idea that the Larchmont Village area even existed. Thank goodness I do now! It’s pocketed between Melrose Avenue …

Hey there chickadees! I hope by now, everyone’s settling into the week. Last Saturday, Ky and I decided to spend an afternoon at the movies (because my LA pals, it’s cold here in Chicago), and afterwards, we grabbed lunch and brainstormed What …

I love a good yogurt-marinated chicken recipe, but I am terrible at planning ahead. I always think about using yogurt at the last possible minute, when a marinade is no longer an option. Well, that will never happen again, because …

Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 20 minutes Servings: 4 Ingredients: 2 chicken breasts 1 red pepper, chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 – 2 tbsp olive oil 8 oz mushrooms (optional) 1/2 cup greek yogurt 3/4 cup chicken stock 3 tbsp tomato paste 2 tsp coriander 2 tsp chili powder …

Hello from Chicago, kids! We are enjoying second-day leftovers of fish over here, and spending some time watching movies and relaxing. We hope you’re doing the same, but if you find yourselves with some extra Internet-time, we wanted to keep …

August and September have been busy months around here, and so Jeff has been working a lot. This means I am able to cook some nights on my own, just for me – things I know he would never eat, and …

Recipe: grits (make enough servings according to the box) shrimp (I made five, but if you’re making for more than one, obviously allot for that) 1/2 container mushrooms 1/2 eggplant 1-2 tomatoes 1 lemon garlic olive oil arugula almond slices parm cheese Directions:  1. Make grits according …

Despite my being mostly Italian, I had not until very recently, made a lasagna on my own.  I’m not a big fan of ground meat or ricotta cheese . Then there is the whole business of having to find GF …

To add to our spinach dishes of May, I thought what better than a chicken spinach pie? I love having something easy to contain for lunch or dinner, because it makes clean up easy and transport to work even easier! …

A frequent quick dinner in our house is homemade pizza. Sometimes with homemade dough, sometimes with TJs dough, we make two pies (his and hers) and then have leftovers for a few days of lunches (or dinners!) Jeff prefers cheese …